OurPath (formerly SSN) Open Forum / Where are we all from anyhow?

**Posted by Ellexoh_nz** June 6, 2021 1:58 am

I'm in NZ... South Island

I've stopped expecting anybody saying they live in NZ too

I'm the only straightspouse here!

**Posted by MyExodus** June 28, 2021 11:42 am

So, still no in-person, SSN-endorsed meetings in Orlando? I only want SSN -endorsed meetings. I've been a victim for too much of my life already.

**Posted by Ordinary guy** June 28, 2021 12:47 pm

Hi All, I am currently in Berkshire, England.

**Posted by EmpathyStarved** June 30, 2021 5:04 pm

North Texas. Dallas / Fort Worth area.

**Posted by inkundermyskin** July 4, 2021 6:36 pm

central ohio,

**Posted by inkundermyskin** July 5, 2021 4:57 pm

mjm-
thank you for the kind words. i have not. since our last communication 5-6 weeks ago, nothing. fathers day was bittersweet. got to spend it with my son which was great, but kind of hoped it had been long enough for her to let the girls reach out.
nope.
it is what it is.

**Posted by MyExodus** July 7, 2022 1:05 pm

Soooo...noone from Orlando?? I have been told several times that there are no meetings here.This forum has saved my sanity and, possibly, my life. I mean that with all my heart. I am thinking of joining Al-Anon or AA just to get some sort of an in-person support system; but Open Path would be ideal. You people get it.

**Posted by Grace1958** July 7, 2022 7:10 pm

I live in the New England area of the US. A few hrs drive to Canada. I frequently wish my great grandparents had never left Canada to be honest.

**Posted by Ellexoh_nz** July 7, 2022 7:38 pm

I've found it difficult to make contact with any other straightspouses in this forum let alone find others in New Zealand to meet face to face (or even online!).
It's a hesitancy we all must feel, stepping out of our safe spaces, into the light.... with our individual stories that for the most part we get to only share on here....

**Posted by Gloria** July 8, 2022 7:44 am

Reading the different stories gave me courage. I was not alone.